he had to learn the language of the bible, ancient hebrew. >> and around the time that i finished, i decided that i wanted to take a look at modern hebrew as a language, to actually learn how to speak it, 'cause i had a very big interest in the politics and history of that region of the world. >> that region, of course, is the middle east. so, after learning israel's hebrew language, tim tried his hand at arabic. >> and then, from that, that's when i started getting very interested in pursuing languages solely as a hobby. >> tim had already been taking french and latin in school. but now he teaches himself. he has the ability to learn a new language with remarkable speed. >> i would say, honestly, i mean, depending on how difficult it is, if i really put my mind to it, maybe two to three weeks. >> just in case you missed that, tim just said he can learn a new language in... >> maybe two to three weeks. >> as i said, remarkable. so how does someone like tim find other polyglots to talk to? >> hey, tim. >> he skypes. it's helped him connect with polyglots all over the world. for exampl